More than 2,700 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year in Ireland, and lung cancer accounts for approximately 1 in 5 of all cancer related deaths

The formal launch of the School of Medicine’s newly published Research Strategy 2021-2026 takes place on November 18th. The celebratory webinar will be co-hosted by Prof Wolfgang Schmitt, Dean of Research, Office of the Dean of Research, and Prof Ursula Fearon, Director of Research, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. The former Director of Research Professor Louise Gallagher, the main architect of the strategy, will explain the strategy development process and how the vision and values for Research Excellence and Impact took shape.Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear Dr Avril Kennan, CEO of Health Research Charities Ireland speak about the benefits of placing Public and Patient Involvement front and centre of all health research planning and communications.

One of our favourite colleagues, Padraic Fallon, Professor of Translational Immunology in the School of Medicine has made his annual appearance in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers™ 2021 list. The highly anticipated annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. The rare mention is based on the author’s publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science™ citation index. Professor Fallon is just one of 7 researchers listed from Trinity College Dublin in 2021. Read more about his research impact and achievements here: https://www.tcd.ie/medicine/research/researchers/padraic-fallon.php

Kate Smyth talks with Dr Suzanne Cloonan, Associate Professor in Respiratory Biochemistry in the School of Medicine, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, and Tallaght University Hospital

School of Medicine PhD student publishes column in Nature on how her background in philosophy has improved her scientific reasoning.

For National Arthritis Week, we caught up with Professor Ursula Fearon regarding her research in the area of rheumatoid arthritis.

Meet our School of Medicine researcher who is focusing on developing solutions for the destruction of cancer cells

Associate Professor Michelle Leech, Discipline of Radiation Therapy, School of Medicine in conjunction with Trinity Disability Service Invites you to join this free webinar: In Conversation With Mr. Adam Harris, Founder & CEO of AsIAm on Wednesday 14th April from 3pm - 4pm.

The School of Medicine is recruiting for the Professor of General Practice (1991). This is an exciting opportunity to join a School and a Discipline with a strong tradition of thought leadership, advocacy and research to inform change in the social aspects of health and medicine. This Chair will play a key role in developing initiatives and policies to improve general practice and primary care practice nationally.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Noel McCarthy to the School as the Chair of Population Health